In 2017, BuzzFeedlaid off around 100 employees after it missed revenue targets earlier that year.

Perettiwrote in his email that the company's business has grown by "double digits" over the previous year, but said "unfortunately, revenue growth by itself isn't enough to be successful in the long run".

Digital media companyBuzzFeed has started laying off several employees after it announced it will be cutting 15 percent of its jobs, or about 200 people, to trim expenses and become profitable. This then led to the idea of coming up with a "distinct" brand called BuzzFeed News and an updated homepage design.

In a memo seen by WSJ, BuzzFeed chief executive Jonah Peretti said to staff that the company will be undergoing a restructure to reduce costs and improve its operating model.

"Over the past few months, we've done extensive work examining the trends in our business and the evolving economics of the digital platforms".

Verizon Media Group, which also owns Tumblr as well as its journalism outlets, separately announced plans to lay off 7% of its staff around the world, in a move likely to affect some employees in the UK.

In order to entice more drivers to join its team, Walmart - like many other companies seeking qualified drivers - is raising pay. "I've never seen a transportation company hire so quickly", said Lori Furnell, Walmart's director of driver talent acquisition.

Poland is set to exclude Huawei from 5G after it arrested a Huawei executive earlier this month on spying allegations. In December 2018, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver.

This is very different than the pattern we saw a few years ago, when we had all that snow and cold in just a few short weeks. At this point, it looks like temperatures will be below zero from Monday night through Friday morning.

Jennie-O President Steve Lykken says in a statement that he hopes a trust fund can be set up for Jayme's current and future needs. The 12-page complaint focused nearly entirely on Jayme's abduction and her escape, without lingering on her time in captivity.

Ali shared her final Instagram post from her hospital bed on January 10, revealing that her condition was only worsening. Former Top Chef contestant Fatima Ali died today, following her public ordeal with a rare form of cancer.

But because of the shutdown and the lack of government staff, the speech will not happen on the day that Mr Trump wants it to. Pelosi- then responding with her own letter- officially cancelling it.adding: I look forward to welcoming you to the house.

He told Chelsea's website on completing the signing: " When the opportunity to join Chelsea presented itself I had to take it ". Higuain will take the famous #9 shirt at Chelsea, which has been somewhat of a cursed number at the club in recent memory.

In fact, dozens of WhatsApp employees are said to have clashed with Zuckerberg in a staff meeting last month over the plans . The three platforms would still be separate, however, in that Facebook Messenger would still be called Messenger, etc.

He'll be 42 come February 24 and enough is enough. "If he wants to come out of retirement, then announce it and challenge me". Mayweather added that he was only interested in exhibition matches "if the price is right".

Too Much Fried Food May Shorten Your Life
They looked at the food habits of the participants from 1993 to 1998 and followed up with them for about 18 years on average. Previous studies that investigated the health effects of fried food did not see differences in consequences between genders.

Deal Reached to Temporarily Reopen US Government
But Tiffany Cruz, who works at LaGuardia Airport in NY , which was also badly hit by delays, said she had little faith in Trump. The president went on to reassert that many federal workers had backed him over the shutdown.

Warriors spend time with Barack Obama before Wizards game
All-Star forward Kevin Durant said it was wonderful , and forward Draymond Green called it a "good private team meeting". Members of the Golden State Warriors on Thursday spent time with former President Barack Obama while on the road.

Renault chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn resigns from position
Ghosn has denied a separate breach of trust charge over personal investment losses he temporarily transferred to Nissan in 2008. Renault executives want to resume work on a new ownership structure within the Alliance, once the new management is settled.

Putin, Abe Try Again to Resolve Islands Dispute
The islands are known in Russian Federation as the Southern Kuriles and in Japan as the Northern Territories. Japan has ignored Russia's calls to use the 1956 document as a negotiating point.